Seven things to note in summer health care for young children

  The hot summer may be a little hot for babies, plus the poor resistance of babies, it is necessary to do a good job in the daily health care of children.  First, promote children to drink more plain water.  Various drinks such as soda, juice, cola, etc. contain more sugar and electrolytes, too much intake in addition to the child’s dental development, but also affect the appetite and digestive function of children, causing overweight and obesity. From a nutritional point of view, plain water is the most beneficial to health. After entering the body, plain water can be metabolized immediately and has the function of regulating body temperature, transporting nutrients and cleansing the body of toxins. The second is that the diet should be nutritionally balanced.  The summer heat, parents are afraid of children on fire, only to eat a light diet, and do not know that the baby is in the growth and development period, the demand for nutrition, too light diet will lead to nutritional disorders, so the summer children’s diet should be diversified, should be supplemented with fresh fish, fresh meat, fresh eggs, pig liver, etc. (can be made into minced fish, minced meat, minced liver porridge, both easy to digest and nutritious), or tofu, milk, fruits and vegetables and other high-protein food to replace meat, is also a good way. In addition, grains should not eat less, if the baby’s taste is not good, parents can replace the congee, cold noodles, etc., easy to enter, but also nutritious recipes to arouse the child’s appetite.  Third, avoid eating too much cold melons and fruits.  In summer, there are a variety of fruits and melons, parents often make some cool dishes, if inadvertently make the baby eat too much cold melons and cold dishes, can lead to digestive disorders, vomiting, diarrhea, etc.. When the child is uncomfortable, it is advisable to rush to the doctor and understand the symptoms.  Fourth, nap time should not be too long.  Summer noon temperature is the highest, parents want their babies to sleep more and move less. But according to physiological research shows that the human body sleep is divided into two stages of light sleep and deep sleep. Usually, people fall asleep 80 to 100 minutes later, then gradually from light sleep to deep sleep. In the process of deep sleep, the inhibition process of the brain centers is obviously strengthened, many capillary network in the brain tissue temporarily closed, cerebral blood flow is reduced, the metabolic level of the body is significantly reduced, if the baby suddenly woke up in the deep sleep stage will have a strong sense of discomfort.  Fifth, beware of mosquito bites infection.  Children’s skin is thin and tender, summer sweating, wipe sweat and not timely, sweat hole blockage, sweat stagnation, will cause prickly heat, or mosquito bites caused by skin damage; insect bites mostly occur in the head and limbs exposed parts, the insect bites, should be treated in a timely manner, can be applied to the affected area with a little cool oil, Bishou cream and other anti-inflammatory anti-itch drugs. In addition, outdoor activities should bring straw hat, do not play in the sun for too long, play in the grass woods is should wear long-sleeved clothes, long pants and socks to avoid mosquito bites. To bathe regularly, wash hands regularly, change clothes regularly, cut nails regularly, keep the skin clean and hygienic, can prevent skin infections.  Sixth, it is not advisable to take a cold shower after sweating.  Babies are active by nature, summer is very easy to sweat, parents should pay attention to the child sweat can not take a cold shower, after sweating, such as cold water, the whole body pores quickly closed, heat can not be distributed and stored in the body, affecting the function of the body, some cold virus will take advantage of the situation, the baby is easy to get sick. Especially in the high temperature season, the head is particularly prone to sweating after exercise, when if you flush your head with cold water, it is easy to stimulate the arterial vessels in the skull, which may cause abnormalities in intracranial vascular function, resulting in dizziness, headache, blackness in front of the eyes, and even vomiting may occur. Experts suggest that the better way to cool down is to take a warm hot bath after half an hour of exercise, which is more conducive to regulating body temperature, so that the whole body muscle tissue to relax.  Seven, the air conditioning should not be open for too long.  Long time use of air conditioning room because the doors and windows are closed and the indoor fresh air content is less, indoor dry, young children’s skin moisture regulation ability is far less than that of adults, children stay for a long time easy to produce fatigue, coupled with long-term exposure to cold and dry air, the respiratory and digestive tract resistance is reduced, some viruses and bacteria will take advantage of the situation, can cause upper respiratory tract infections and diarrhea. Therefore, families with infants and young children if you want to use air conditioning, not only need to give the baby more water, and air conditioning open time is not too long, and appropriate to increase the humidity in the room.